This work covers the natural history of the north-western Hawaiian islands, where the author provides a narrative of his travels. It shows that isolation has led to the recovery of many of the animal and plant populations to pre-exploitation levels.
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Mark J. Rauzon is professor of geography at Laney College in Oakland, California. He is also a seabird biologist specializing in the effects and eradication of invasive animals and plants on tropical islands.
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Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 56500538-75
Seller: G.J. Askins Bookseller, New Lebanon, NY, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 206 page paperback with illustrations, maps, guide to pronunciation of Hawaiian words, Bibliography and Index. Unmarked, tight and clean. Seller Inventory # 538856
Seller: Shakespeare Book House, Rockford, IL, U.S.A.
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Seller: Buteo Books, San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 2001. Near fine paperback. The remote, uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands form a 1,100 mile arch across the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. Over the course of two decades the author visited nine of the islands to study and write about their natural history. Many color and black and white photos. Seller Inventory # X1508247
Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
1st Ed. X, 206 PP with 11 maps (1 general, 10 location), b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, paintings and photos). Fp (in colour): Laysan Albatross sails toward Nihoa. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 20.7. Seller Inventory # 47377
Seller: Ripponlea Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. ix+205pp., Pictorial colour photographic covers, col. illust. frontis., pronunciation of Hawaiian Words, col. & b/w plts. & text ills., diags., maps, appends., bibliog., index. Over the course of two decades, field biologist Mark Rauzon visited nine of the ten islands. In Isles of Refuge, the first book solely devoted to the Northwestern Hawaiin Islands, Rauzon shares his extensive, first-hand knowledge of their natural history while providing an engaging narrative of his travels. Size: Wide Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 001852
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 205 pages. 9.25x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # 0824823303
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